Title:Social citizenship, solidarity and welfare in regionalized and plurinational states
Author(s):KEATING, MichaelDate:2009-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The social welfare literature has often assumed the existence of a unified, territorial nation-state. This would provide the basis for solidarity and social citizenship, while mobilizing the resources for redistribution. ...
Title:The Social Connectedness of Older Europeans: Patterns, dynamics and contexts
Author(s):KOHLI, Martin; HANK, Karsten; KÜNEMUND, HaraldDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), our article shows that the population aged 50 or older is socially connected in several ways. The various dimensions of social ...
Title:Social movements and political parties: A zero-sum game?
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Social movements and political parties are perceived as more and more distant from each other. While in the past the emerging social movements tended to ally with existing parties (especially the «Old Left») and/or to ...
Title:Social representations of religious pluralism in Switzerland
Author(s):BECCI, Irene; BOVAY, ClaudeDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Les auteurs de cet article proposent une analyse des représentations sociales concernant la diversité religieuse en Suisse et les attentes à l'égard de l'État dans ce domaine. L'analyse empirique de données récentes montre ...
Title:Social Stratification and Cultural Consumption in Hungary: Book Readership
Author(s):BUKODI, ErzsebetDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Drawing on data from a recent time-budget survey, this paper investigates the relationship between cultural consumption, specifically book readership, and social stratification in Hungary. Results show that status, education ...
Title:Socioeconomic Restructuring and Regional Change - Rethinking Growth in the European-Community
Author(s):RODRÍGUEZ-POSE, AndrésDate:1994Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Scientific literature on the spatial effects of socioeconomic restructuring has tended to highlight three key components in what has been considered to be the emergence of a new territorial model: the significance of ...
Title:The Sources of Use-Information: A Review of Relevant Literature and an Exploration into Innovation and Aging
Author(s):PEINE, AlexanderDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper deploys a research agenda on innovation in aging societies. It identifies an important yet under-researched question concerning the relationship between technology and aging. How is knowledge about individual ...
Title:Southern European Environmental Movements
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; JIMENEZ, ManuelDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:On the basis of an empirical research combining protest events and organizational surveys, the article compares the environmental movements in Greece, Italy, and Spain. The existence of a Southern European syndrome is discussed
Title:Southern European Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective
Author(s):KOUSIS, Maria; DELLA PORTA, Donatella; JIMENEZ, ManuelDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Differential national responses to the European Union's environmental policy have led to the idea that two worlds of environmentalism exist in Europe. In its harsh version, Europe is divided into North and South, with the ...